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The incredible vastness of the Sahara is difficult to fathom. In these two pictures you can see a PCV walking along the dunes with the rest of the Sahara behind her. Somewhere out there the fluid border between Algeria and Morocco shifts with the sands. |
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Before you start laughing, let me tell you a little about the outfit I am wearing. This ghondorra, with its brilliant indigo blue and safran embroidary, is worn by the Sa'harewian tribesmen. These nomadic tribes are famous for criss-crossing the Saharan in large caravans. Using indigo from sub-Saharan countries, these tribes became famous with the film "Lawerence of Arabia" as the Blue Men of the Sahara. |
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With more and more of the nomads moving to cities, and with the old trade routes being abandoned, the Sa'harewian are less a common site in this region of the Sahara. |
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